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Actinomyces israelii endocarditis misidentified as "Diptheroids"

Amesh A Adalja et al. Anaerobe. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

Actinomyces is a rare cause of endocarditis, however misidentification as Cornyebacteria often hampers the diagnosis.

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